Couch-roll lifter



S. M. Gowns.

COIJCII ROLL LIFTER.

Amlcmon man ncnza. me.

1,368,715, Panfd Feb. 15, 1921.

PATENT ori-fics.

FRANK M. GODING, OF LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE.

COUCH-ROLL LIFTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application led October 28, 1919. Serial No. 334,019.

To all/whom tm concern:

Be it known t at I, VFRANK M. GoDiNe, a citizen of the United States, residinc` at Livermore Falls, in the county of Andioscoggin and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Couch-Roll Lifters; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved couch roll lifter and the principal object of the invention is to provide a lifter of the character described which is so constructed that the screen may be put in place upon the lower couch roll without danger to. the operator. In paper mills the machines are very often placed close together and with the ordinary lifter it is necessary to climb upon an adjoining machine in order to put the screen in place but with this improved lifter it will not be necessary as the handle section is pivotally connected with the socket section and therefore may be swung to one side.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this lever or lifter that the handle section may be releasably retained in alinement with the socket section, improved latches being carried by the handle section and moving into sockets formed in the socket section.

Another object of the invention 1s to so construct this lifter that it will be simple in construction and eas to operate.

This invention is i1 ustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the lifter applied to a couch roll,

Fi 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the lifter,

Fig` 3 is a plan view of the lifter with one portion thereof shown in section.

This device is to be used in connection with the lower couch roll 10 which rests in the open ended bearings 11, one ofthe s indles 12 of the roller being elongate as shown in Fig. 1. This lifter is provided with a handle section 13 and a socket section 14, the handle section and socket section being provided with hinge extensipns 15 and 16 through which extends the pivot pm l? thus pivotally connecting the handle section and socket section. The socket section in addition to bein provided with a main socket 18 -isprovided with smaller sockets 19 which are positioned upon opposite sides of the socket member and are adapted to receive the latching pins 20 which are slidably mounted in the housings 21 and are provided with actuating pins 22 which not onl permit the latching pins to be moved easi y but limit their sliding movement in one direction. It will thus be seen that when the latching pins are in the retracted position the handle section may be turned at right angles to the socket section but that this handle section may be secured in alinement with the socket section by extending the latch pins so that they fit into the sockets 19. Notches 23 are provided in the socket member upon opposite sides thereof and are adapted to receive the ends of the fork 24 of the jack 25 which will be used in connection with this couch roll lifter. By providing these notches to receive the ends of the fork, the socket member will be prevented from turning in the fork, and therefore the lifter cannot move out of the desired position when in use.

When in use the socket member will be placed u on the elongated spindle 12 with the han le member extending at substantially right angles to the socket member and the jack will then be put in place and brou ht into engagement with the socket mem er. The jack will then be raised to lift the spindle off of the bearing and the screen then slipped over the handle section. The handle section will then be extended in alinement with the socket section and will be locked in this extended position. The screen then can be put in )lace in the usual manner after which the li er will be removed. It will thus be seen that with this construction it is not necessary to climb upon an adjoining machine. It will be further noted that the screen may be carried down the isle between the machines by passing the handle through the roll of screen and after the socket has been pushed in place upon the spindle the handle is swung to the extended osition or in alinement with the sockets.

his will make the handling of the screen very easy and further will prevent danger of the screen being damaged.

What is claimed is 1. A couch roll lifter having a handle section, a socket section pivotally connected with the handle section, and means for releasably holding the handle section in alinement with the socket section.

2. A couch roll lifter comprising a handle section and a socket section pivotally connected With the handle section.

3. A couch roll lifter comprising a handle section, a socket section pivotally connected with the handle Section, and provided upon opposite sides of its pivotal connection with sockets, and securing pins slidably connected with the handle extension for extending into the sockets to releasably hold the handle section in alinement with the socket section.

4. A couch roll lifter comprising a handle 15 ARCHIE B. LEARY, A. F. DWELLEY. 

